In re Russell

Citations

• 70 Cal. 132
• 11 P. 622
• 1886 Cal. LEXIS 742

Syllabus

<p>Insolvency—Petition for Involuntary—Partnerships as Petitioners — Names of Members. —Under section 8 of the insolvent act of April 16, 1880, a petition in involuntary insolvency which describes the petitioning creditors as firms or copartnerships is sufficient, although the names of the persons comprising the firms are not given.</p> <p>Id. — Facts Showing Indebtedness must be Alleged.—In such a proceeding, the petition should allege the facts showing the indebtedness of the respondent to at least five of the petitioners, with the same degree of certainty and fullness as would be requisite in a complaint in an ordinary action to recover the indebtedness.</p>